Place:Panaji, North Goa, Goa, India

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NamePanaji
Alt namesNova Goasource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 351
Pangimsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 490; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 920
Panjimsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates15.483°N 73.833°E
Located inNorth Goa, Goa, India     (1000 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (tehsil). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao.

Panaji has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Panaji has been selected as one of hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission.

The city was built with stepped streets and a seven kilometre long promenade on a planned grid system after the Portuguese relocated the capital from Velha Goa in the 17th century. It was elevated from a town to a city on 22 March 1843.

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